Phrasal Verbs with “SET” in English

The verb to set [sɛt]is an irregular verb. Its main forms are presented in the table

Consider common phrasal verbs with to set in the English

• set about
  • Dan set about improving his Spanish
• set apart
  • There was something about her that set her apart from the other women
• set aside
  • She sets aside $30 a week to buy a car
  • She had to set the report aside until she had dealt with the correspondence
• set back
  • We usually set the clock back one hour at the beginning of autumn
• set down
  • We set down just over that ridge
• set forth
  • Setting forth on a journey meant a great deal of preparation
• set in
  • Winter has set in early this year
• set off
  • He set off/out for work an hour ago
  • The redundancies set off strikes throughout the area
  • The four men set out to prove their innocence
• set on
  • He threatened to set the dogs on us if we didn’t leave
• set up
  • He set up a new record for the 1,000 metres
  • When he married he left his father’s shop and set up on his own
  • I’ve been set up